Alot has happened to Jamie Walters since we last saw him on the short-lived Fox TV series "The Heights." He sang lead on the hit song, "How Do You Talk to Angel." He survived a well publicized engagement and break up with actress Drew Barrymore. He filmed a TV mini-series. He recorded his debut solo album which is due out next month. And now, he's joined the high profile cast of Beverly Hills, 90210.

Beginning with the fifth episode of 90210, Jamie will appear as 'Ray Pruit,' a working class guy with a dark past and a song in his heart. "He comes on the show as a blue collar kid who's working on the (college) campus," explains Jamie. "Tori Spelling's character'Donna'sees him as just this cute construction worker guy but as time goes on she realizes there's more to him than just that."

Donna and Ray start a relationship, but things turn ugly fast as Ray becomes mean-though he'll stop short of physical violence. "I think it will be more verbally abusive, making her feel bad about herself," says Jamie. "Little things that I'm sure happen in all of our lives-people giving you stabs in the back every once in a while."

The product of an abusive mom, Ray lashes out at the people closest to him-particulary Donna. However, he finds some release from the demons that haunt him in his music. "I think that in the end, Donna realizes it's not really him," explains Jamie. "It's the result of his upbringing and his relationship with his mother. His music is really the window to his real soul. She sees that."

As Ray,Jamie will be playing some music on the show. He also expects to premiere his music video after an episode of 90210, as was done last season for Jeremy Jordan's single "Right Kind Of Love" from The Beverly Hills, 90210 Soundtrack.

However, fans of "How Do You Talk An Angel," should be aware that Jamie's new music will have little in common with the songs he recorded on his former television show. "It's a lot more rock n roll," he explains. "It's got a lot more of an edge to it than the stuff from the The Heights. It's more my my taste. I took most of this last year to make the album."

With so much going on in his life, Jamie Walters is looking foward to having a stellar year. "This should be much bigger than anything else I've ever done," he says. "I'm very exited."

From Tiger Beat, December 1994